For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.
Yisra'el said to Yosef, *Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
Shalom I leave with you. My shalom I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.
For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
Therefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood.